Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Alicia Pruitt, IPPS-A FMD Deputy Director, talks with COL Mary Divine, OCAR IPPS-A Program Chief for the Army Reserve, and MSG James Souther, IPPS-A Develop and Design NCO, about the latest with IPPS-A’s U.S. Army Reserve team and the latest with IPPS-A’s DD Form 214 Series. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is your HR Weapon System! Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/DD Form 214 Series: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/DD-214/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, talks with CPT Taylor Vladic, Assignments Product Team Lead, and SFC Carlos Briceno, Senior HR NCO, about PCS functions in IPPS-A, as well as some of the PCS-related IPPS-A questions we get from the field. We’ll also chat with MSG Robert Simmons, NCO for the IPPS-A Finance team, about IPPS-A BAH Recertification processes to help you out this PCS season. Listen here for more on IPPS-A for PCSing! This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is your HR Weapon System!    PCS: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/PCS-Season/ Job Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/  IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/  IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/  Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/  

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with CPT Brooks Seeger, IPPS-A Project Manager and SABIR Lead, and SFC James Souther, IPPS-A Develop and Design NCO, about the IPPS-A Leader’s Dashboard and the new DD Form 214 Series coming to IPPS-A. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Leader’s Dashboard, technical capabilities, DD Form 214 Series, and user resources. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/DD Form 214 Series: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/DD-214/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this All-Enlisted episode, SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, talks with special guest CSM Robert Atkinson, Senior Enlisted Advisor for U.S. Army Human Resources Command, and MSG David Minder, Training and Development Team NCOIC. We’ll take a look back at life before IPPS-A and all of the manual paper processes that the system has now digitized. We’ll also get the latest updates with HRC as well as IPPS-A’s Training and Development efforts. Listen here for more on IPPS-A’s HR Modernization initiatives. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with MAJ Linda Platt, Chief of Training and Deployment for the U.S. Army Reserve, and CW2 Von Blas, Human Resources Technician, about the status of the IPPS-A Marketplace platform, lessons learned from the Marketplace launch, Marketplace resources, current sprint work, Marketplace plans, and team priorities. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Marketplace, talent management initiatives, and user resources. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.  Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A S1Net: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/ipps-a IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ AGR Marketplace Posters: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Resources/Marketing-Media/Posters/. IPPS-A Podcast: Launching the IPPS-A Marketplace IPPS-A Release 3 Functionality Demonstration: Talent Management - Closed Marketplace Full Process 

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! We’re not only celebrating the New Year, but two years of IPPS-A going live! In this All-Enlisted episode, SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, talks with special guest SMA Michael R. Weimer, Sergeant Major of the Army, about his priorities of the year, his thoughts on the system, and his opinion that this is the “Year of IPPS-A!” Also, where there’s Smoke, there’s … SGM Christopher “Smoke” Stevens! SGM Smith talks to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Senior Enlisted Advisor, about Soldier-focused objectives for 2025, ways Soldiers can improve their system, and how G-1’s priorities could be achieve with IPPS-A’s help. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. ACCESS Your Toolkit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_GMnxGnVVwTraining Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSAIPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust talks with LTC John Elko, Capability Support Lead, about his team’s plans for the upcoming year and the top technical enhancements of 2024 that were requested by the field. We’ll also hear from LTC Paris Holman, Change Management Chief, about FMD’s Change Management (CM) goals for the new year, and how Strategic Communications are driving change. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. Drive the Change: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/ IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/ IPPS-A S1Net: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/ipps-a IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/ Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this special end-of-year episode, COL Rebekah Lust talks with LTG Brian Eifler, Deputy Chief of Staff G-1, SGM Christopher “Smoke” Stevens, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Senior Enlisted Advisor, and SGM Paul Smith, IPPS-A Senior Enlisted Advisor, about Army G-1’s strategic priorities for the upcoming year and the top IPPS-A enhancements of 2024. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.Training Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSAIPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust talks with COL Matthew Paul, IPPS-A Project Manager, and LTC Jade Root, IPPS-A Requirements Division Lead, about the recent server switchover/switchback exercise and IPPS-A’s role in the Army’s Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) Reconciliation initiative. COL Paul gives us some insight into the significance of the switchover/switchback and how the event went. LTC Root explains why HR Professionals and Leaders must prioritize PAI reconciliation, and gives us some insight into correcting Failure to Lose/Failure to Gain (FTL/FTG) discrepancies in IPPS-A. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.Account for the Army ChecklistPay-Absences-Incent-Ded (PAID) and In-Transit Grid (ITG) User GuidePersonnel Accountability & Strength Reporting (PASR)https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/ IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSAIPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this all-enlisted episode, SGM Paul Smith chats with MSG David Minder, Training and Development Team NCOIC, and SFC Shenika Wilson, HR Specialist and Product Owner on the Army Military Pay (AMP) Team, about lessons learned from Team IPPS-A’s installation visits, taking advantage of Adjutant General (AG) and Human Resources (HR) Universities, and the latest with Army Military Pay (AMP). MSG David Minder tells us what has the Training and Deployment (T&D) Team been working on and why HR Universities are important to the AG Community. SFC Wilson offers insight into where we currently stand with AMP, what progress we have made, and the AMP Team’s plans for the future of military pay with IPPS-A. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. MILPAY User Manual: https://hr.ippsa.army.mil/upk/r3/resources/help/Publishing%20Content/PlayerPackage/data/toc.html Soldier Support Institute: https://www.ssi.army.mil/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust welcomes COL Alicia Pruitt as Deputy Director of the Functional Management Division, and MAJ Paris Holman as IPPS-A’s Change Management Chief. COL Pruitt and MAJ Holman tell us about their backgrounds, what excites them about IPPS-A, where they see the program heading, and how they view their new roles on the program. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. IPPS-A website: https://ipps-a.army.mil/IPPS-A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armyippsa/IPPS-A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IPPSAIPPS-A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usarmy_ippsa/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, SGM Paul Smith chats with CW3 Chris Akbaroff, IPPS-A Promotions Design Lead, and MSG Robert Simmons, NCO for the IPPS-A Finance team, about the New Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Appointment Personnel Action Request (PAR) Framework and understanding Permanent Change of Station (PCS) absences! CW3 Akbaroff tells us how the new PAR framework and what it means for Soldiers in the field. MSG R. Simmons gives us an update on what the Finance team is working on and planning, and clears up some confusion about how PCS Absences work in IPPS-A. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.Pay-Absences-Incent-Ded (PAID) tile and InTransit Grid (ITG) User Guide: extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ipps-a.army.mil/Portals/129/Documents/IPPSA_PAID_ITG_User%20Guide_20240130.pdf Training/Job Aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! In this episode, COL Rebekah Lust chats with CPT Taylor Vladic, Assignments Product Team Lead, and CPT Patrick Hill, SABIR/BI Data Analyst, about the In-Transit Grid (ITG) and Leader’s Dashboard! CPT Vladic tells us how the ITG is a game-changer for processing arrivals and departures, tracking Soldiers in transit, and requesting and taking leave. CPT Hill gives us an update on how development of the SABIR Leader’s Dashboard is coming along, and explains how it will offer Army Leaders the right tools to help them visualize data and make decisions. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. PAID & ITG User Guide: https://ippsa.army.mil/Portals/129/Documents/IPPSA_PAID_ITG_User%20Guide_20240130.pdf SABIR Overview Job Aid: https://ippsa.army.mil/Portals/129/Documents/Job%20Aid_SABIR_20231114.pdf SABIR: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Drive-the-Change/SABIR/ IPPS-A Podcast: The Right Tools Get the Right Results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fdgyB1skn8&list=PLZ27YNvrf1QH5Sp3gVIPQEFflB-Y4_zrX&index=4

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with LTC John Elko, IPPS-A Human Resources Agile Release Train Lead, and MAJ Ian Morris, IPPS-A Business Intelligence Product Team Lead, about the Power of Soldier Feedback! LTC Elko tells us how CRM enhancement requests submitted by system users have significantly improved IPPS-A, and MAJ Morris discusses the new Personnel Action Request (PAR) Analytics Dashboard, as well as our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Dashboard. COL Lust also gives us a rundown on the new formatting of orders produced by IPPS-A. Listen here for more on orders, IPPS-A enhancement requests, and the PAR Analytics Dashboard. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with MAJ Linda Platt, Chief of Training and Deployment for the U.S. Army Reserve, and CW2 Von Blas, Human Resources Technician, about the status of the IPPS-A Marketplace platform, lessons learned from the April Marketplace launch for AGR Strength Managers, Marketplace resources, current sprint work, and upcoming Marketplace priorities over the next few months. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Marketplace, talent management initiatives, and user resources. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. AGR Marketplace Posters: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Resources/Marketing-Media/Posters/User guides and job aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! IPPS-A Instructor and Developer CW2 Jessica Recinos chats with special guest Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch (CWOB), CW5 Chad G. Bowen, about the importance of embracing change in the Army, what IPPS-A means for AG Corps Warrant Officers, and the future of the AG Corps — “Defend and Serve!” We’ll also hear from CW2 James Walden, G1 HR Systems Branch Chief, and CW2 Reynold Raj, Human Resources Technician on using IPPS-A for managing change and becoming an IPPS-A subject matter expert. If you’re looking for the insight of Warrant Officers on the AG Corps, change management, and embracing transformation, this episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with MAJ Ian Morris, IPPS-A Business Intelligence Analyst, and CPT Benjamin Kier, IPPS-A Assignments, Separations and Restrictions Lead, about the Account for the Army campaign, leveraging SABIR as the Army’s authoritative strength projection tool, the latest with Assignments, and the new Pay-Absences-Incent-Ded (PAID) and InTransit Grid (ITG) guide. Listen here for more on IPPS-A Army accountability, SABIR, assignment updates, and user guides. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system. More information on SABIR: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Release-3/SABIR/User guides and job aids: https://ipps-a.army.mil/Training/Training-Aids/

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast all NCO episode! SGM Paul Smith chats with MSG David Minder, IPPS-A’s Training and Deployment team NCOIC, MSG Anre Hall, IPPS-A’s Design and Development Lead, and MSG Robert Simmons, IPPS-A’s Sr. Finance NCO about Army-wide personnel accountability, training for NCOs, IPPS-A’s Operational Training Environment (OTE), Enlisted accessions and pay prioritizations, and MilPay updates. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with LTC Jade Root and MSG David Minder about the importance of training to maintain your IPPS-A skills, using OBIEE for Army-wide personnel accountability, and some impressive statistics one year after Go-Live. Listen here for more on IPPS-A training, OBIEE, and Army accountability. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.

Welcome to the IPPS-A Podcast! COL Rebekah Lust chats with LTC John Elko and LTC Jade Root about how far IPPS-A has come one year after Release 3 (R3), improvements made based on user feedback, and the benefits of using Agile Methodology for the system. The team also gives a glimpse into what’s next in 2024 for IPPS-A’s Service for Analytics and Business Intelligence Reports (SABIR) and Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities. Listen here for more on system improvements, 2024 priorities, SABIR 2.0, and BI. This episode will give you the insight you need! IPPS-A is a Soldier system.